The time it takes

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"Hope has two beautiful daughters - their names are anger and courage; anger at the way things are, and courage to see that they do not remain the way they are."

St. Augustine

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The house of 12 Grimmauld place, were awoken by a large argument, in the kitchen Sirius Black and Remus Lupin were having a very loud heated discussion about Severus Snape.

Molly Weasley who happened to have been awoken from her peaceful sleep was the one who found out the problem.

Severus Snape had gone to see Voldemort last night and hadn't returned to Hogwarts, Sirius Black was saying that he was sure Snape was alright, while Remus Lupin thought that they needed to look for him, in case.

Arthur Weasley was about to comment when there was a 'POP' and Albus Dumbledore was standing there.

"Professor Dumbledore?" was heard from the very confused Students of Hogwarts, Harry Potter, the boy who lived, the one they all said would save us all, Ron Weasley, always trying to prove himself, to show he wasn't a shadow and Ginny Weasley, who was now girlfriend of Harry Potter, they were ignored by Dumbledore.

"Have you seen Severus?" Sirius had a least enough sense to look ashamed.

"No Albus" answered the werewolf "but we haven't check his room through?"

Albus Dumbledore smiled sadly "In all the time Severus has spied for us I've never known him to be able to get to his rooms without help, and even more if he could he would have come to me first"

It was clear Dumbledore thought the worse although he didn't hope for it.

Everyone then made then way down to Severus's quarters, although Harry, Ron and Ginny didn't care for their Potion master they would not wish death upon anyone on there side, no one noticed they weren't only missing a Potion Master.

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"Severus? Severus?" called the Head-Master of Hogwarts as he knocked on his bedroom door, and very slowly the door creaked opened, through no one opened it.

"The door was opened all-night" stately someone from the back of the queue that was entering the room.

No one made a sound to answer.

Slowly everyone entered the room; luckily the room was large seeing the amount of people in it, the most important people in the order, Black, Lupin, Dumbledore, McGonagall the whole Weasley family, Tonks, and Mad Eye Moody plus Harry.

They checked all the rooms in Severus Snape quarters before they all stood standing before the bedroom door, Professor Dumbledore opened the door for all to see inside.

"WHAT THE HELL!" Ron Weasley was heard yelling.

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Hermione Granger and Severus Snape both woke at the same time after hearing the yell, they looked at each other, then their positions, then the group at the door, Hermione immediately jumped off her Professor but instead of standing and explaining she ran to the corner of the room sat down, pulled her legs in front of her, and wrapped her arms around her knees, and buried her head between her arms, you couldn't see her face but you could hear her muttering.

"...Spasm..."

"...Thought were dead..."

"...So scared..."

"...Can't lose anybody else..."

Everyone stared in shock at the muttering girl, Molly Weasley was the first to react, she went and sat down in front of the girl, who was obviously in shock, and pulled her into a hug, after about ten minutes of getting calmed down Dumbledore asked her what had happened.

"I was going to get a drink of water sir, and I heard a noise so I went to see what it was, and I found Professor Snape and, um, I levitated him down to his room, and then cast the, um, 'sana dolor' on him, and he was fine"

But I couldn't leave him alone so I was falling asleep on the, the, c-hair, and, um, then next thing I know he's, he's, having a spasm, and I was so weak so um, I, a, um, grabbed his wrists and I think I was lying on him or maybe I fell or some-something, am not sure, then he-he stopped and I was so tir-tir-tired I just blacked out or something, then you all came and yelled and I-I woke up and I can't deal with anybody else dy-dying and..."

Then she completely broke down again.

"I think you should all leave!" Molly Weasley said strictly, while glaring at the Head-Master, "Oh no not you Severus, you stay right here, god knows what will happen to the girl if she finds you've disappeared"

Severus Snape nodded slightly, trying hard not to feel the glare Harry Potter was sending his way, and obviously the boy blamed him for his friend's breakdown.

Harry and Ron tried to stay but in the end had to be escorted out by Arthur and Bill Weasley.

They all left Professor McGonagall, Molly Weasley, Severus Snape and Hermione Granger in the bedroom.

Severus Snape turned his face away from the women and stared blankly at a wall, he barely heard Hermione Granger stop crying, but he couldn't deny the stare he felt on his back, after taking it for about twenty minutes he turned around and snapped, "What?!" at the girl.

Before Professor McGonagall got a chance to scold him, Hermione stood up and walked over to the annoyed Potion Master, shyly she raised her hand and started tracing his face, just before he snapped at Granger to stop Molly Weasley said,

"Don't, she needs to know your there, that your real"

Severus nodded slightly, he hated to admit it but it was the least he could do, she had probably saved his life.

After a few minutes of tracing her potion masters face, she stepped back and looked at him, then surprising everyone she pulled him into a hug, he was shocked, but in the end he wrapped his arms around he waist and made comforting sounds into the now crying again girl ear.

He was even more shocked through when she between tears whispered into his ear,

"Please don't die, I can't lose anymore people"

He pulled out of the hug and into her tear strained face and said,

"Oh niƱa"

Before pulling her into a hug of his own.

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Translations:

He calls Hermione a 'Child'

The chapter title means 'Of pain'

The Spanish does have a reason, you'll find out in later chapters.

So Hermione has a mini breakdown,

I hope this story isn't that confusing, but if your got questions ask me I'll be happy to answer them.

I don't own Harry Potter, except the objects you do not recognize.

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